Paris under the hood has its own charisma. It’s an almost inexhaustible network of cellers, mines, tunnels, bank vaults, crypts, canals and reservoirs. An almost formless group of people, the cataphiles, visit this near forgotten limb of the City of Lights, where the Empire of the Dead sleeps. Some seven million bones from six million departed lie here, in what is arguably Paris’s most morbid attraction. Most of the 300 km, skull filled maze of caves and tunnels is out of bounds to public; a mere 2 km is open for general visiting, but it’s more than enough.

The solemn, chilly air can get to pretty much anyone, If it doesn’t get to you, you might be one of the slinking trespassers that so often creep out of the various hidey holes leading to this mass grave. It’s a little unsettling to realize that most of Paris knows nothing about its underground necropolis. The Catacombs Of Paris tourist attraction added in Paris 4 Day Trip Itinerary

• It’s best to make a reservation.
• It can get chilly, Bring a light jacket.
• Only 200 visitors are allowed inside at a time.
• The tour is not recommended for people with heart and respiratory failure.
• There are no toilet or dressing room facilities in the catacombs.

• €8 adult, €4 ages 14-26, €6 ages 60+, children under 13 free. Under age 14 must be with adult.
• Audio Guides: Audio guides in English, French, Spanish, are available to visitors at Price- € 3 and Listening time- 30 minutes.

• The admission cutoff point is at 4:00 pm.

• Metro Station: Denfert-Rochereau (M4 Purple, M6 Green)
• RER B (Ble): Denfert-Rochereau
• Bus: 38, 68

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